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Acquisition Services > Book Approval Plan Faculty Liaisons can review Approval Books in
room 201, Lemieux Library Contact Nel Sea x6211 or Jan Hartley x6206 for more information. In January 1997, Lemieux Library implemented a new program to acquire newly published books in the following subject areas: Business and Economics, Education, Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Administration, Software Engineering, and Theology. The Library’s book approval plan has been implemented with Blackwell North America, Inc. a respected book supplier with a proven track-record in servicing book approval plans for academic libraries. This method of acquiring books is complementary to the traditional method of selecting individual titles one at a time. Under an approval plan, the book supplier automatically ships newly published books based on a detailed profile of the exact subjects and types of books desired. These subject profiles are carefully crafted and refined by the Librarians, with the assistance of the Faculty Liaisons and with the guidance of the Blackwells approvals professionals. When the books arrive, they are reviewed by faculty and librarians, and are only kept on approval -- any unwanted books are returned. Book approval plans have been utilized by academic libraries for more than a generation. Increasing numbers of academic libraries (large and small) are turning to book approval plans as a primary tool for building and maintaining core collections. The book approval plan is meant to enhance the Library’s collection in each of the subject areas, as well as to permit the Library to acquire, catalog, and process books in a more timely and cost effective manner. In the first year we acquired 1472 books in this manner. Feedback from the Faculty has been positive and Library staff have been pleased with the streamlined process. The size of Lemieux Library’s collection does not warrant use of an approval plan for all subject areas. However, in appropriate areas, it has proven to be a valuable addition to our methods for acquiring books. |
